Rep. Ralph Norman’s 2020 Report Card

Ranked most politically right compared to All Representatives

Our unique ideology analysis assigns a score to Members of Congress according to their legislative behavior by how similar the pattern of bills and resolutions they cosponsor are to other Members of Congress.

For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in the 116th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Norman’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (86^th percentile); House Sophomores (98^th percentile); House Republicans (99^th percentile); All Representatives (100^th percentile).

Ranked the 2^nd bottom/follower compared to South Carolina Delegation

Our unique leadership analysis looks at who is cosponsoring whose bills. A higher score shows a greater ability to get cosponsors on bills.

For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in the 116th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Norman’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (14^th percentile); House Sophomores (27^th percentile); House Republicans (52^nd percentile); All Representatives (31^st percentile).

Got their bills out of committee the 2^nd least often compared to South Carolina Delegation (tied with 1 other)

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Norman introduced 1 bill in the 116th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.R. 617: Department of Energy Veterans’ Health …

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (14^th percentile); House Sophomores (9^th percentile); House Republicans (29^th percentile); All Representatives (15^th percentile).

Got the 2^nd fewest cosponsors on their bills compared to South Carolina Delegation (tied with 1 other)

Norman’s bills and resolutions had 186 cosponsors in the 116th Congress. Securing cosponsors is an important part of getting support for a bill, although having more cosponsors does not always mean a bill will get a vote. View Bills »

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (14^th percentile); House Sophomores (31^st percentile); House Republicans (58^th percentile); All Representatives (36^th percentile).

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 2^nd fewest bills compared to South Carolina Delegation (tied with 2 others)

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 5 of Norman’s 19 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Norman caucused with in the 116th Congress.

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (14^th percentile); House Sophomores (17^th percentile); House Republicans (39^th percentile); All Representatives (23^rd percentile).

Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic.

Cosponsored the 9^th most bills compared to House Republicans

Norman cosponsored 412 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress. Cosponsorship shows a willingness to work with others to advance policy goals. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (86^th percentile); House Sophomores (60^th percentile); House Republicans (95^th percentile); All Representatives (58^th percentile).

Joined bipartisan bills the 9^th least often compared to House Republicans

Of the 412 bills that Norman cosponsored, 20% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (29^th percentile); House Sophomores (44^th percentile); House Republicans (4^th percentile); All Representatives (54^th percentile).

Only Democratic and Republican Members of Congress who cosponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic.

Got influential cosponsors the 104^th least often compared to All Representatives (tied with 59 others)

2 of Norman’s bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress had a cosponsor who was a chair or ranking member of a committee that the bill was referred to. Getting support from committee leaders on relevant committees is a crucial step in moving legislation forward.

Those bills were: H.R. 617: Department of Energy Veterans’ Health …; H.R. 5601: Property Rights Protection Act of …

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (29^th percentile); House Sophomores (29^th percentile); House Republicans (44^th percentile); All Representatives (24^th percentile).

Got bicameral support on the 110^th fewest bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 59 others)

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 2 of Norman’s bills and resolutions had a companion bill in the Senate. Working with a sponsor in the other chamber makes a bill more likely to be passed by both the House and Senate.

Those bills were: H.R. 4858: Ensuring Quality Care for Our …; H.R. 5593: To amend title 40, United …

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (29^th percentile); House Sophomores (29^th percentile); House Republicans (42^nd percentile); All Representatives (25^th percentile).

Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service.

Laws Enacted

Norman introduced 0 bills that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in the 116th Congress. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law.

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (0^th percentile); House Sophomores (0^th percentile); House Republicans (0^th percentile); All Representatives (0^th percentile).

The legislator must be the primary sponsor of the bill or joint resolution that was enacted or the primary sponsor of a bill or joint resolution for which at least about one third of its text was incorporated into another bill or joint resolution that was enacted as law, as determined by an automated analysis. While a legislator may lay claim to authoring other bills that became law, these cases are difficult for us to track quantitatively. We also exclude bills where the sponsor’s original intent is not in the final bill.

Bills Introduced

Norman introduced 19 bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress. View Bills »

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (43^rd percentile); House Sophomores (33^rd percentile); House Republicans (69^th percentile); All Representatives (41^st percentile).

Committee Positions

Norman held a leadership position on 0 committees and 1 subcommittee, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. View Norman’s Profile »

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (71^st percentile); House Sophomores (62^nd percentile); House Republicans (44^th percentile); All Representatives (42^nd percentile).

Missed Votes

Norman missed 3.8% of votes (36 of 954 votes) in the 116th Congress. View Norman’s Profile »

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (43^rd percentile); House Sophomores (65^th percentile); All Representatives (71^st percentile).

The Speaker of the House, per current House rules, is not required to vote in “ordinary legislative proceedings” and is never recorded as missing a vote, and may not be included in the comparison with other representatives if not voting. The delegates from the five island territories and the District of Columbia are not eligible to vote in most roll call votes and so may not appear here if not elligible for any vote during the time period of these statistics.